Over 40,000 John Doe Copyright Troll Cases Dismissed

Requiem18th writes “From the EFF site: Thousands of unnamed ‘John Does’ in P2P file sharing lawsuits filed in California, Washington DC, Texas, and West Virginia have been severed, effectively dismissing over 40,000 defendants. The plaintiffs in these cases must now re-file against almost all of the Does individually rather than suing them en masse.”

Despite the dismissal, EFF has received reports that some Does are still receiving notices from their ISP’s informing them that their identities are being sought in relation to these cases. If you get one, contact the EFF immediately.